respective written address and the case was thereafter
adjourned for judgment.
The defence counsel in their adopted written, formulated one
{1} issue for determination and is hereby reproduced below as
follows:“Whether going by the totality of the evidence adduced by
the prosecution against the defendants, the prosecution has
discharged the burden of proving the alleged offences of
armed robbery grievous hurt and conspiracy contrary to
sections 298, 247 and 97 of the penal code respectively.”
The prosecuting counsel also formulated one {1} issue for
determination in their adopted written address and is hereby
reproduced below as follows:“Has the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt
regards been had to the evidence adduced before this Honourable
Court.”
For the purpose of this judgment, this court has decided to
hybrid the two {2} issues formulated by counsel in the following
words:“Whether from the totality of the evidence adduced before the
court, the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable
doubt against the defendant.”
The case of the prosecution against the defendants is as
presented by the evidence of the three {3} prosecution
witnesses, and the facts upon which the charges were framed
against the defendants, are as contained in three {3} charges
earlier reproduced above in this judgment.
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